Ancient Rome
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Activity #1--Make a Power Point Presentation Using the Ancient Rome Vocabulary. Download the Power Point to your computer in Ramsey folder and SAVE. You may copy and paste definitions. Only one picture per slide. Due Monday, March 8, 2010.
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Activity #2 --Walking Tour of Ancient Rome Worksheet
Go to the websites below to answer the questions on Ancient Rome.
*Roman Numerals I - V Click HERE
*Roman Numeral VI Click HERE
*Roman Numeral VII Click HERE
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Activity #3
--Rome Voc. Scene.
Choose 10 words from the Rome Voc. PPT or the Just for Fun Rome Voc. 2 (below) and draw and color a Roman Scene on copy paper (on back table). Use at least TWO Latin words (more words are found on 3-11-10 power point). Color, Label, and number each voc. word. See below for examples from last year.
rome2.jpg rome_1.jpg

Just for Fun Voc.2
1. Empire----a number of nations or people united under one central power
2. Pompeii----an ancient Roman town on the Bay of Naples destroyed by the eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius in AD 70
3. Mosaic----a decorative design or picture created from small pieces of tile, stone, or
glass.
4. Romulus and Remus----Legendary twin brothers who founded Rome
5. Forum----ancient Rome’s center of government and commerce
6. Oculus----an opening at the top of a dome
7. Latin----the official language of the Roman Empire
8. Stylus----a writing instrument used for inscribing wax tablets
9. Abacus----a mathematical calculator invented by the Chinese and used in ancient Rome
10. Toga----a robe worn by Romans that denoted citizenship
11. Barbarians----Nomadic people from the north who conquered the western half of the Roman
Empire in AD 476.
12. Greco-Roman----A term describing the closely connected cultures of ancient Greece and
Rome.


Activity #4
--Watch Brain Pop over "Pax Romana." Do NOT do the quiz; do the ACTIVITY--which is a Crossword Puzzle. The word ACTIVITY can be found beneath the PAX ROMANA movie.....click on ACTIVITY and it will take you to the Crossword Puzzle. You may do the Crossword while you watch the movie. Since you will do the Crossword online, you need to open another tab to view the movie---Yes, open another tab and bring up Brain Pop again. Now, click on view movie. You can stop the movie while you type in the answers to the Crossword (you have to click on the other tab to get back to the Crossword). When you are finished---don't forget the True/False questions at the bottom--click the print button and you will be asked to type in your name. Turn your printed Crossword Puzzle into your HOMEROOM tray.
Brain Pop Movie click Here



Activity #5 --Rome Interactive Websites & Games on this TrackStar Click HERE